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The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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